Mar17Wed

Philadelphia Ireland Week: Transatlantic Showcase

Recording coming soon!

Company videos can be viewed by clicking HERE.

Presenters
Irish Ambassador to USA Dan Mulhall
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney
PA Commerce Secretary Dennis Davin
Philly Commerce Dept – Pierre Olivier Lugez
Nexa – John Cummins
Phorest – Barry Quinn
Learnupon – Brendan Noud
Tourism Ireland – Niall Gibbons
Minister of State Damien English TD
Enterprise Ireland – Rory Power
SL Controls – Darragh McMorrow
Eida Solutions – Darach Finnegan
Titan Solutions – Paul O’Connell
Savvy Connects – Eoin Whyte
MultiHog – Tony Duff
Drinks Ireland – William Lavelle
Northern Ireland Bureau – Andrew Elliott
Invest Northern Ireland – Andrea Haughian
Ireland Northwest – Donegal County Council & Derry Strabane County Councils
ABC Council – Roger Wilson & Mark Rohlfing
Almac Group – Mark Rohlfing
Upskill – Stephen Rice
Export Explore – Declan Barry
IDA Ireland – Ivan Houlihan
Skillco – Brendan Maloney
Dream Golf Links – Tom Horkan
Skanstec – Declan Wynne
McConnell Woolen Mills – Anne Behan
Mar16Tue

Ireland ranks #9 in Foreign direct investment into US economy

Ireland foreign direct investment into the  United States hits $225.5 billion; 110,000 people employed by Irish companies in the United States

Washington, DC — March 15, 2021 — Enterprise Ireland, the Irish government agency for the international development of Irish firms, reports employment by Irish businesses in the United States has reached 110,000 and foreign direct investment from Ireland into the United States economy hit $225.5 billion* — ranking Ireland in the top nine investment sources to the United States. The strong performance of Irish businesses in the United States was accelerated by resilience and preparedness developed in response to the 2016 Brexit referendum. Additionally, Ireland’s considerable strengths in life science and construction, engineering, smart energy, smart city and digital technology enabled Irish firms to support the U.S. government and business roll-out of COVID-19 remediations. According to an OECD report, Ireland is fifth in the world for the export of COVID-19 related products and services and 6th in the global market of countries responding best in terms of innovation to the pandemic.

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Mar10Wed

Irish Echo 40 Under 40

Click to read The Irish Echo’s special edition on the 2021 40 Under 40. Congratulations to our member, Michael O’Rourke of PA DCED, on being included this year!

Feb15Mon

IDA figures show US-Irish FDI helps nation through Covid

IrishExaminer.com

Despite a year of unprecedented challenges dealing with a worldwide pandemic and Brexit, IDA Ireland announced 246 new investments in Ireland in 2020 and the creation of 20,123 new jobs. The US accounted for 67% of these investments coming from companies based in North America – the highest number yet up from 63% in 2019.

“In the context of the Covid-19 global pandemic the FDI sector has shown huge resilience and its performance is remarkable,”  said Martin Shanahan, CEO, IDA Ireland.

The results, he said, “show the continued attractiveness of Ireland as a destination for companies seeking to invest”.

 

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